Plan B among nominees for Mercury Prize

September 13, 2012

LONDON - Rapper Plan B and singer-songwriter Richard Hawley are the favorites among 12 finalists for Britain's prestigious Mercury music prize. Plan B is nominated for the soundtrack to his film "Ill Manors" and Hawley for his album "Standing at the Sky's Edge."

The award was established in 1992 to honor the best album of the year by a British or Irish band.